"Second, it is an incendiary comment targeting one of the truly exemplary players in this league. It's obvious that the Giants coaching staff's sole purpose is to use their high visibility to both criticize and influence officiating."

Gilbride made his original comment Thursday after he was asked about why San Francisco's front seven is so tough.

"Ability. That's it. They have great players," Gilbride said. "They're tremendous, they're tough. They have great speed on the outside, (Justin) Smith is a beast on the inside -- he's strong, he does as good a job (as anybody) of grabbing a hold of offensive linemen and allowing those twists to take place. He never gets called for it, so he gets away with murder." Read more...

10-12-2012, 07:01 PM

Toadofsteel

I guess if Harbaugh wants to discredit Gilbride's complimenting of the 49ers linebackers, that's his prerogative

10-12-2012, 07:03 PM

RoanokeFan

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Originally Posted by Toadofsteel

I guess if Harbaugh wants to discredit Gilbride's complimenting of the 49ers linebackers, that's his prerogative

Is this the same Harbaugh who has had issues with the end of game handshake

10-12-2012, 07:04 PM

Laurah1275

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Originally Posted by Toadofsteel

I guess if Harbaugh wants to discredit Gilbride's complimenting of the 49ers linebackers, that's his prerogative